NSW has lost six of their last seven in Brisbane and have only ever won two deciders in Queensland.

by Cameron McMillan7/8/2015 9:42:57 AM

Hello from the Herald newsroom! Who is everyone backing? Hard to go past the Maroons in front of a packed Suncorp Stadium but I am tipping the Blues to get the upset win on the back of their monster forward pack.

by David.Skipwith7/8/2015 9:43:25 AM

Stats go against my call however - NSW have lost the last five deciders and have not won game three with the series at 1-1 since 2005.

Tough week for Cam Smith following the Alex McKinnon 60 Minutes piece. Tonight he equals the record of Darren Lockyer with 36 Origin matches. Justin Hodges will play his 24th and last Origin game after a long career dating back to 2002.

by Cameron McMillan7/8/2015 9:50:28 AM

Queensland of course have no Billy Slater but Cooper Cronk returns.

Josh Papalii replaces an injured Josh McGuire and Michael Morgan was retained on the bench in favour of Daly Cherry-Evans.

Channel 9 go with Rage Against The Machine's Killing In The Name as the background music as they go through the NSW team. No idea what the meaning is there. The song did come out in 1991 - Queensland won the decider that year 14-12 at Lang Park thanks to a Mal Meninga sideline conversion.

by Cameron McMillan7/8/2015 10:00:26 AM

The most anticipated State Of Origin match in history since the last most anticipated State Of Origin match in history. #Origin